Tuscany approved on Tuesday a right-to-die law, becoming the first region in Roman Catholic Italy to regulate assisted suicide in the absence of national legislation on a highly controversial topic. Italy's constitutional court de-facto legalised the procedure in 2019,

Tuscany becomes the first Italian region to regulate assisted suicide, sparking heated debate.

Tuscany approved a bill regulating medically assisted suicide on Tuesday, making it the first Italian region to pass a right-to-die law in the absence of national legislation on the matter.

The head of the Tuscan Bishops' Conference said the passage of a new law in Italy allowing medically assisted suicide was "not an achievement, but a defeat for everyone."

Tuscany introduces an innovative law on assisted suicide, sparking debates and contrasting reactions.

Tuscany on Tuesday became the first Italian region to approve a law granting access to assisted suicide. The Tuscan regional council greenlit a bill proposed by the Luca Coscioni right to die association with over 10,